California Here I Come — Sophie B. Hawkins
Chords and lyrics for California Here I Come by Sophie B. Hawkins (key of G).
Intro
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A]
Verse
[Bm]You [A]poor you
[Bm]Playing so long but you're[A] still not grooving
[Bm] I see you [A]running but I see you [Bm]ain't moving
[A] And me [Bm] pitiful [A]me
[Bm]I sleep with both eyes open [A]but I'm just not [Bm]seeing
The [A]forest let [Bm]alone the [A]trees
Chorus
[G]California [A]here I [D]come
Open [G]up your [Em]golden arms
[Bm]I had enough of the New York City slums
[G]My [A]brother he [D]went before [G]me
My God [Em]watch over me
[F#]California here I [Bm][A]come[A][Bm]
[Bm] [A] [Bm] [A]
Verse
Can we [Bm]stop [A]obsessing
There's [Bm]food on the table let's [A]count our blessings
[Bm] [A] How come we wanna be [Bm]messing
[A]Messing [Bm]around [A] with the wild [Bm]wild [A]west
[Bm] Must be a [A]better life than [Bm]this[A]
How [Bm]come[A] some [Bm]people [A] got it [Bm]all
[A] Some people [Bm]got [A]none
[Bm]I been banging my [A]head against
The [Bm]writing on the [A]wall
But [Bm]now [A] I just wanna [Bm]have fun[A]
Chorus
[G]California [A]here I [D]come
Open [G]up your [Em]golden arms
[Bm]I had enough of the New York City slums
[G]My [A]brother he [D]went before [G]me
My God [Em]watch over me[F#]
[G]California [A]I'll be [D]there
Let me [G]fall into your [Em]hair
[Bm]I won't be guilty for my New York City care
[G]My [A]sister come[D] along with [G]me
Our God is [Em]offering our share
[F#]California I'll be there
Instrumental
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[G] [Bm] [A] [A]
[Bm] [D] [F#m] [F#m]
[G] [A] [G] [A] [G] [A]
[Bm]
Outro
[G]California [A]I'll be [D][G]there[Em]
[Bm]I won't be guilty for my New York City care
[G]My [A]brother he [D]went before [G]me
My God [Em]watch over me
[F#]California California please
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